Devin Walker (@dlocc) – WordPress user profile

Bio

I’m a WordPress product builder and open-source advocate, currently leading Jetpack at Automattic. I previously co-founded GiveWP (acquired by Liquid Web in 2021) and created WP Rollback, along with a bunch of other plugins used by site owners, agencies, and nonprofits around the world.

These days I’m focused on helping Jetpack become a more cohesive, high-quality suite that creators can trust, while continuing to build in WordPress and share what I’ve learned about product strategy, UX, and sustainable plugin businesses. I care a lot about thoughtful UX, reliable code, and tools that make site ownership feel simpler instead of heavier.

I try to give back through code, docs, and community, organizing and mentoring meetups in San Diego and speaking at WordCamps when I can. When I’m off the keyboard, I’m usually playing volleyball, shredding on guitar, or hanging with my cats.

Interests

WordPress, Jetpack, eCommerce, Plugins, React, JavaScript, PHP, Open Source, Community, Startups, Volleyball, Guitar

WordPress Origin Story

Flash (2008 – 2009) –> SharePoint (2008 – 2009) —> Mambo (2009) —> Joomla (2009) —> Drupal (2010) —> WordPress (2010 – Present).

Badges

CODE

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Core Contributor '18 Plugin Developer

COMMUNITY

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Meetup Organizer '25 WordCamp Organizer '14 WordCamp Speaker '17

PRACTICE

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Support Contributor '26

Current Job

Artistic Director of Jetpack

Present

Automattic

Recent impact

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Last 30 days

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Last 90 days

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Last 12 months

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Team focus

Across 4 teams, with no team-attributable contributions in the last 365 days

WordPress releases

Contributed to 2 releases

Contributions

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June 2026

Jun 08 Mon · 09:19

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Posted a reply to Crashes at low upload limit, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hey @tyaty1 Thanks for reporting this. I'll investigate, and have a fix out in the…

May 2026

May 31 Sun · 22:53

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Posted a reply to Footer Enhancement?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @rebop You can see the footer on the WP Rollback page located in your…

May 21 Thu · 16:33

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Posted a reply to Return pro purchase within 30 days, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@gaetgodi sorry to hear the issue. You can always email support@wprollback.com or use the form…

May 19 Tue · 17:56

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Posted a reply to Rollback may not have been 100%, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@baz74 it looks like you solved the issue in the other thread. If you have…

May 12 Tue · 18:42

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Posted a reply to Support for PHP 8.4 / 8.3 / 8.2 / 8.1 / 8.0 ?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hey @beachholiday - yes WP Rollback supports all the way up to PHP 8.5 as…

May 01 Fri · 17:22

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Closed issue #82 on the WordPress/wp-movies-demo repository:
Demo is Broken

May 01 Fri · 07:13

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Created issue #82 in the WordPress/wp-movies-demo repository:
Demo is Broken

April 2026

Apr 29 Wed · 16:41

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Posted a reply to Error with version 3.1.1, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@varactu I've received multiple reports it's fixed now. Should be good to go for everyone…

Apr 29 Wed · 16:41

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Posted a reply to 3.1.1 broke TinyMCE in Classic Editor setup + hid content., on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thanks for confirming the fix :)

Apr 29 Wed · 08:25

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Posted a reply to Error with version 3.1.1, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hey @sarahtopfstaedt + @varactu + @senribb I just released version 3.1.2 with the fix. Appreciate…